The last one out forgot to start a new thread!

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Morning, hope you all find me!

re personal shopper Crips

Hips I did in fact means Hots sorry, I also meant Ursula and not Irsula

do you think we'll ever get use to the imposed name changes

re meet up - anyone want to head north for Hogmany?!

Hi Pru I kept meaning to say how utterly GORGEOUS M is in the photos on FB

hi. very tired. long day. must sleep. have fun tomorrow. of it all.

Have a great meet up.

Enya enjoy the weekend and try not to worry about DD1. We expect a full report when you get back. Completely understandable to be nervous.

Bibi that's rubbish of the GP, still a face to face meeting might be better. Means you can go more prepared with a list of questions this time.

Ursula don't you need my address? I did move earlier in the year but not really sure that you'd have the old one anyway!

Star that would be great if it isn't a bug. Would that mean another August edd? Trying not to get excited emoticon or just one of these

morning all
ds woke loads last night, v tired but my co-driver Mr Coffee will be joining me on our adventure

enya i know you won't see this until you return but i was thinkimg of you this morning. i really hope h has planned a good weekend for you. would be a little more imaginative if you're not going to spanish villa but i really really hope he's not going to surprise you by having sil from hell there!

i'd better get my arse into the shower otherwise i really will be a hairy trucker today!

see you later crispy and bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb

hope the rest of you have lovely weekends

Yes, wiggle those Hips and get a move on

DD1 asked what we were doing today and could she dress up. Conversation as follows:

Me: Why don't you wait until midiOops gets here as i'm sure she would like to as well
DD1: Who? midiOops who we always (read twice LOL) go to B ristol zoo with?
Me: Yes (me really not having thought she would remember at all)
DD1: Yay! Yippee!

enya i agree with hips. I was thinking 'oh gosh i hope there isn't a footie match in Spain this weekend '. I REALY REALLY hope i am doing him a massive disservice and he has the best intentions and execution of plans to give you a lovely time

Right, best go make the house presentable

I quite like Irsula, rather Soviet looking.

Well the weekend starts here for meeteruppers and whisked-away types so have fun!

I do have addresses courtesy of last year's KK so you should all receive your instructions later today! I feel a run on Tempt coming...

Have a brilliant meet up in Paradise everyone :) and hippy have a safe journey there [mother hen]

Merlion it would be fantastic if there was a positive reason for my feeling so shite, but am trying not to think about it. I suspect it is probably a bug; had an all-systems clear out last night, both ends in quick succession (sorry), and then lay in bed with my back and legs aching. Finally fell asleep at 11.30, only for DS to wake at 12, 2 and 4, and then the bloody cat knocked a suitcase over in my bedroom at 5 and woke me again

Am now at work, feeling like death warmed up. Poor DS got shouted at a little bit this morning just to hurry him up. But he is being so sweet and full of life, I feel bad for having to hustle him out of the door.

How are you feeling now?

Hippy - it must have been his excitement - DD1 was awake 7 times wanting to get up and go see The CrispyGals and The Popomusses. There are only so many times I could say go back to sleep it's the middle of the night before I used the fine stay awake but there will be no friends tomorrow am, she then went to sleep!

Enya - I know you are gone but have a fantastic time.

I wrote that last post - 2 hours ago before the nursery run madness, got home and realised I never posted it

Oh Star what are you doing at work? Can't you go home and rest? Don't worry about DS he'll be only to happy to see you later on.

I keep thinking I'm starting to feel better then today felt really sick again. Still 12 week scan on Tuesday so fingers crossed all ok still.

I don't know why I came in, tbh It's only a morning today and I have nothing to do.

Will be thinking of you on Tuesday. Those first 12 weeks seem to take forever, don't they?

Have just found out my SIL (DH's sister) is pg again - 8 weeks so just a bit behind me. My MIL will have kittens when she arrives here on Wednesday and we tell her our news.

hi. dd2 was up a million times in the night. i am exhausted. her cough sounds horrible. i'm trying to get her to have some chicken soup for breakfast to help but she's not interested. ugh!

Bread & cake baking, soup and houmous made. So, who else is coming for lunch, i have plenty

Merlion - tell her you have a feeling yours could be two weeks late and SIL is banking on 38 weeks . Thankyou for reminding me how far along you are - my friend has her scan next week so I shall remember from now on . SOrry to hear still icky sicky, i hope the magic 12 week mark helps you

LOL at Star not knowing why she is at work . Have you had your VR confirmed yet or are they working through all the hundreds of applicants to decide who gets it?

Sorry to hear of all the disturbed nights . After DD2's bump on the head she has stopped her 2am waking . Not that i recommend this as a sleep training technique you understand

BBBB I always used the you won't go swimming/see friends etc if she refused to sleep. Only had to envoke it once or twice and now the threat is enought to prevent night time shenanigans.
Actually i have just remembered that DD1 was calling for me in the night, i went in and she was twisted over with her head and torso down the space between her bed and the wall with her bum and legs still in bed. No idea how she managed that bless her!

I wanna come

Am sooooo bored today at work, there's bugger all to do and I can't be arsed to actually look for something to do so am instead trawling ebay for new clothes I can't really afford because of the flipping car... Oh of course, soz crisp I can't make it after all.

merlion hurrah for a pregnancy buddy and good luck with your scan next week. It mnight seem ages to you but only seems like two minutes since you were in the 'can't get pg' corner with us and now your nearly at 12 weeks I will keep everything crossed for you and hope your sickness magically clears as soon as the scan is over.

Star sorry to hear you are feeling ropey too What is your gadabout DH up to this weekend?

I would just like to apologise for my appalling spelling/grammar mistake in that last post

Fjorgs he's making squonky music with his mate in London Bless him, I am glad he's made time to do it. Is it just mine or are all men rubbish at making time with their friends?

My poor DH doesn't really have any friends of his own, although this is completely his own fault cos he is too lazy; it doesn't seem to bother him at all though. He did have some friends when we met though, so yes, I agree with you

Off to buy ingredients for coffe-liqueur-making on my way home. Undecided whether to go for Kahlua (vodka) or Tia Maria (rum)

When will the car be fixed hots?

Dunno re car. He said it might take a week so hopefully Monday/Tuesday. Am not ringing until Monday as don't want to hear any bad news...

Hope westerly meetup goes/is going well!!
Hope hippy didn't* need to start driving until the nasty fog we had here cleared. was a bugger to drive in when not tired, so i hope she was ok with a lot of wake ups (eek - i don't think we had more than 6 when ds was at his worst - cannot imagine how tired you feel :()

dh, ds and i had a lovely morning. took a bus trip into nearest town. was meant to be just ds and i playing bus rides then costa coffee but dh decided to join us so as to upgrade my phone (is in his name - complex as 2 contracts in one account - seemed easier til i wanted to upgrade ) but they didn't have the phone i wanted. boo. but we had a lovely pootle, lovely coffee and cake in costa then got a wok - we have been looking for the perfect one to replace out old dead one for ages and found it reduced. bargain:)

I didn't realize Kahlua was a vodka.

Lovely meet up had thanks ladies . MidiOops was her usual charming self and went along with most of DD1's hairbrained schemes . miniOops was a wonderful delight, sitting with a terrific smile and gobbling up bread and houmous with gusto.

MasterHippo was a true boy finding every bit of mud to launch himself into whilst looking like butter wouldn't melt the rest of the time . SmallestHippo was also extremely gorgeous and contented despite CrispGirl gurning within 2 inches of her face to try and make her smile

TheHippster herself looked amazingly fresh given her disturbed night & long drive - good luck with the rest of the drive and MIL's MIL!!

BBBB as usual was making parenting 2 children look like a breeze whilst my two were running round being cheeky and creating chaos at every turn

Sadly no made an appearance, but there may have been cake....

that sounds so lovely, crispy. did you take pictures?

. Ahem, we may have failed on that front . To be fair DD2 is hardly looking her best for pictures to be recorded for posterity

We could have had a lovely pic of DD2 and HippoBoy sat togther on our bed looking like an old married couple

The time always just seems to fly by at mini meets. There is no real chance for a proper chat as there is always some upset/need/involvement needed by the DC's and suddenly it is going home time